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Criminal Conversations

- Sentimentality and Nineteenth-Century Legal Stories of Adultery

About Criminal Conversations

What kinds of stories win cases, and why? Drawing on trial transcripts and appellate court opinions in civil adultery cases, and on literary examples from Mark Twain, E.D.E.N Southworth, Harriet Beecher Stowe and others, Laura Korobkin sheds new light on the intersections of gender, genre, law and story.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780231105095
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 272
  • Published:
  • January 10, 1999
  • Dimensions:
  • 228x154x13 mm.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 12, 2024

Description of Criminal Conversations

What kinds of stories win cases, and why? Drawing on trial transcripts and appellate court opinions in civil adultery cases, and on literary examples from Mark Twain, E.D.E.N Southworth, Harriet Beecher Stowe and others, Laura Korobkin sheds new light on the intersections of gender, genre, law and story.

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